As in Exercise 4G.1, calculate the entropy of a solid nanostructure made of 16 molecules in which the molecules

(a) Are all aligned in the same direction;

(b) Lie in any one of three orientations with the same energy.

Exercise 4G.1

Nanotechnologists have found ways to create and manipulate structures containing only a few molecules. However, orienting the molecules in specific ways to assemble such structures can be difficult.